Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-06-06/climate-change-air-quality/pa-businesses-condemn-withdrawal-from-paris-climate-accord/a57993-1 June 6, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Renewable energy is generating jobs at five times the rate of overall U.S. job growth. (dfbphotos/Flickr) HARRISBURG, Pa. – Some Pennsylvania business … Continued
Creation Justice Ministries and the National Council of Churches join together in sorrow and lament at President Trump’s announcement that the United States will withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement. We believe this withdrawal endangers a sustainable future, departs from the … Continued
From Education Voters of Pennsylvania (http://www.educationvoterspa.org/): Decisions PA legislators make in the upcoming weeks will have a lasting impact on PA’s public school students. From now until June 30th, when the state budget is due, lawmakers will be passing legislation … Continued
From the Interfaith Network on Drone Warfare (https://www.interfaithdronenetwork.org/): NOTE: If you choose to use these in your congregation, please let us know by sending a message to s.strauss@pachurches.org View three new documentaries from the Interfaith Network on Drone Warfare, and … Continued
Pittsburgh, PA. – Just hours after Donald Trump claimed to be represent the voters of Pittsburgh in his decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate agreement, Mayor Bill Peduto today announced his support for a goal of … Continued
By Kathleen E. Carey, Delaware County Daily Times POSTED: 05/26/17, 9:05 PM EDT | UPDATED: 1 WEEK, 3 DAYS AGO CHESTER >> Pennsylvania Corrections Secretary John Wetzel stood before the State Correctional Institute at Chester Friday to stress the importance of investing in quality … Continued
From Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children (http://www.papartnerships.org): We recently joined our partner Fight Crime: Invest in Kids to advocate for the expansion of evidence-based home visiting and promote its new report, Preventing Crime Through Voluntary Home Visiting. District Attorneys and policymakers – including … Continued
Posted at http://www.chn.org/2017/06/02/its-called-having-a-country/#.WTa5I-vysdU By Lecia Imbery June 2, 2017 Last week, Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney testified before the Senate Budget Committee about President Trump’s FY18 budget proposal. Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) asked Director Mulvaney why the budget … Continued
From the Citizens Trade Campaign (http://www.citizenstrade.org): The U.S. Trade Representative is currently accepting public comments on how it should renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Please demand that any NAFTA replacement deal prioritize the needs of working families … Continued
From the Committee of Seventy (https://www.seventy.org/): That’s the motto of OpenPrimaries, a New York-based nonprofit that advocates against closed systems such as PA’s, in which only registered Ds and Rs can vote in their own primaries, and registered independents and … Continued